It is April 2009, and I ordered 2 roses from Grow Quest in September 2008. I ordered from them rather than Jackson and Perkins because they would ship sooner. Well - I never received anything. I made more than a dozen calls, and an equal or greater number of emails and still nothing. I did get hold of them a few times with promises to ship, but nothing ever arrived. I finally filed a dispute with my credit card company and received a refund. I have since ordered through Jackson and Perkins and was able to get more roses for less money, and the shipping charge was cheaper! Live and learn... By the way, Grow Quest also does business as Surf and Sierra so avoid them too.

I might be the only one here who works with both solids and veneers every day. The previous posts have been, for the most part, on the mark. I disagree with sbs9, as there are plenty of ways to screw up solid wood construction - plenty of ways to screw up any kind of construction, for that matter, whether solid or veneer. Also, solid wood cannot survive extreme levels of abuse - if the barn leaked you would have had a differnt story to tell. Which brings us back to the OPs question: is a veneered dresser that costs $650 any good? The exact wording that she quoted from the Stanley brochure makes me suspicious, because a well made solid case will not warp. In fact, building solid wood panels into boxes (with proper joinery at the corners) is an excellent way to prevent warping. Quality of a particular piece of furniture is a function of how it was made, not what materials were used. It's hard to say whether the dresser is a bargain or a mistake without evaluating the totality of the piece: materials, design, manufacturing quality, and price. If I had it in front of me I could tell you for sure. So have I been helpful? Probably not. Good luck! Paul Downs

One time I ordered a veggie tray from a grocery store that was supposed to serve something like 15 - 20. I had DH go pick it up as I was busy with preparations for whatever party it was. The tray was horrible. It didn't have anywhere near enough for that many people. It had something like 10 celery sticks. How are 10 celery sticks going to divide among 15-20 people?? I interrupted my prep and marched back to the store myself to return the tray. They didn't give a hoot why I was returning it, just took it back. I tried to tell them what I thought but they didn't care at all. Another time we ordered to-go food from chili's. I ordered nachos. BIG mistake. When (poor) DH got home, I opened my styro container to see six small chips with a smattering of cheese. I think the dish was somewhere in the neighborhood of $10. WHAT! Again, I marched back to the store and showed it to the manager. He mumbled something about it not being a good idea to order nachos to go. UMMMmmm.... well, then why do you have it on your menu?? That location closed up about four months later. Uh huh. One time a LONG time ago my mother bought some sour cream that was bad. She took it back to the store, they took her name and address. A few days later, the Schepp's rep knocked on our door to deliver an ice chest full of free Schepp's products. Oh yeah, now THAT'S customer service. I gotta add though, it was probably something like 1968!

I've had my LG washer and dryer for almost a year. I'm using Sears detergent that was on sale. A $15 bucket will last more than a year. I love LG and my water bill is just about half what it was before. A word about several complaints about mold in the LG (and other brands) washing machine. Mold needs moisture and food. There's alway going to be some moisture left in the washer, but to form actual mold or off smells, that means that there is a food source, either from the clothing or from the water itself. Since we all put in dirty clothing, and only a few have mold problems, that indicates that the mold is likely a water quality issue. If it even happens after using the sanitary cycle, then it's the water. I'd have my water tested if clean rinse water in the washing machine smelled funky after a day or two. Mark